Small-scale fishermen and risk preferences

Marine Resource Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-67

  Eggert, Håkan ^a   Lokina, Razack B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Artisanal fishermen; Dagaa; Lake Victoria; Nile perch; Risk aversion; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749106077     PISSN: 07381360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/mre.22.1.42629535     Document Type: Article

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